“Malta for Italy” is an exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings by Marco Arcidiacono, set up to raise funds in favour of the earthquake-stricken town of Amatrice. Part of the funds will be donated to aid the population affected by the earthquake that hit Central Italy in recent months. The exhibition, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, will run until Jan. 13.
Arcidiacono studied at Birkfield School of Art, where he developed his talent thanks to the teachings of Gabriel Deschamps, who loved painting Mediterranean coasts. He participated in numerous collective shows in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Malta, and displayed his work in several solo shows. In almost 50 years of watercolour production, Arcidiacono reproduced the colours of the Mediterranean he so loved, just like his father, the famous Maltese watercolour painter Giuseppe Arcidiacono, well known to the Royal Academy.
